SLENDER MAN STABBING

Photos: Slender Man court hearing

Anissa Weier looks in the direction of her family and smiles as she is led into a Waukesha County Circuit courtroom on July 10 for a hearing. Monday. She is one of two girls charged as adults in 2014 stabbing of their sixth-grade classmate, who survived 19 stab wounds. The girls told police they committed the crime to impress or appease Slender Man, a fictional internet character. Weier on Monday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will proceed to trial only on whether her mental condition at the time should make her legally responsible for the crime.
Anissa Weier looks in the direction of her family and smiles as she is led into a Waukesha County Circuit courtroom on July 10 for a hearing. Monday. She is one of two girls charged as adults in 2014 stabbing of their sixth-grade classmate, who survived 19 stab wounds. The girls told police they committed the crime to impress or appease Slender Man, a fictional internet character. Weier on Monday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and will proceed to trial only on whether her mental condition at the time should make her legally responsible for the crime.
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Anissa Weier takes a seat Monday for her hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court. Attorneys for Weier and Morgan Geyser, both 15, have asked that juries for their separate trials on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, scheduled for the fall, be sequestered to prevent any chance of outside information influencing jurors. The Waukesha girls are charged as adults in 2014 stabbing of their sixth-grade classmate, who survived 19 stab wounds. The girls told police they committed the crime to impress or appease Slender Man, a fictional internet character.
Anissa Weier takes a seat Monday for her hearing in Waukesha County Circuit Court. Attorneys for Weier and Morgan Geyser, both 15, have asked that juries for their separate trials on charges of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, scheduled for the fall, be sequestered to prevent any chance of outside information influencing jurors. The Waukesha girls are charged as adults in 2014 stabbing of their sixth-grade classmate, who survived 19 stab wounds. The girls told police they committed the crime to impress or appease Slender Man, a fictional internet character.
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Anissa Weier talks with Maura McMahon, one of her attorneys. Joseph Smith (right) is also representing Weier.
Anissa Weier talks with Maura McMahon, one of her attorneys. Joseph Smith (right) is also representing Weier.
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Morgan Geyser is led into the courtroom for her hearing.
Morgan Geyser is led into the courtroom for her hearing.
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Morgan Geyser's attorney, Donna Kuchler (right), makes a motion for the jury to be sequestered when Geyser's case goes to trial.
Morgan Geyser's attorney, Donna Kuchler (right), makes a motion for the jury to be sequestered when Geyser's case goes to trial.
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Attorney Donna Kuchler represents Morgan Geyser.
Attorney Donna Kuchler represents Morgan Geyser.
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Judge Michael Bohren is presiding over the cases of Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser.
Judge Michael Bohren is presiding over the cases of Anissa Weier and Morgan Geyser.
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